Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Royals

81-67

8-3

Final

Pirates

70-77

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3

Who won: Royals 8-3

The Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3 on Friday, September 13, 2024 at PNC Park. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Pirates 6-0 in the 2nd inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Bryan Reynolds went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Pirates.

Recap · Sep 13

Salvador Perez hits a 2-run homer, Alec Marsh strikes out 11 and Royals beat Pirates 8-3

Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit home runs and drove in two runs each, Alec Marsh struck out 11 in 5 1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 36-37 on the road; Pirates 37-39 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

ESPN · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Oneil Cruz CF
Knee, Bruise, left
Day-To-Day
Braxton Ashcraft SP
Arm, Soreness, right
15-Day-IL
Esmerlyn Valdez RF
Hamstring, Strain, left
10-Day-IL
Isaac Mattson RP
Hip, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Mitch Keller SP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Michael Massey2B
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Robbie GrossmanDH
7Adam Frazier3B
8Yuli Gurriel1B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Pirates3rd in NL Cent

Luis Ortiz SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.32 ERA, 107 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS
2Bryan ReynoldsLF
3Oneil CruzCF
4Andrew McCutchenDH
5Joey BartC
6Rowdy Tellez1B
7Nick Gonzales2B
8Bryan De La CruzRF
9Jared Triolo3B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Attendance 24,748
Officials: Roberto Ortiz (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)